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New Yorker investigates TMZ operation in Hollywood

An investigative piece in the New Yorker magazine investigates how TMZ gets the scoop on breaking stories of celebrities. In 2006, the entertainment news website exposed Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic comments. In 2009, TMZ broke the news of Michael Jackson’s death. The site also posted video of Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice hitting his fiancé, and another of Beyonce’s sister, Solange, attacking Jay Z in an elevator. Writer Nicholas Schmidle joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his article, “The Digital Dirt: How TMZ Gets the Videos and Photos that Celebrities Want to Hide.” Source

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Keeping love letters alive

Xs and Os are the marks of a truly heart-felt love letter. And keeping the love letter alive is the goal of a play with a uniquely qualified cast. Serena Altschul sits down with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal, the “Love Story” costars now appearing on stage in “Love Letters.” Source

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Renovation of Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre

The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, opened in September 1929, just over a month before the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression. The movie palace survived until 1977 then lay dormant for nearly four decades. Now, after a massive renovation, the theater has been restored to its former glory and is once again a crown jewel. Anthony Mason reports. Source

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The Dish: Chef Andrew Carmellini

Chef Andrew Carmellini got his start cooking at a local Italian restaurant in his Ohio hometown at the age of 14. He traveled the world cooking and learning from the best, but when the time came to start his own restaurant, he settled in New York. He is one of the most prolific restaurateurs in the country with nine restaurants and bars including Lafayette, The Dutch and Locanda Verde. His long list of accomplishments include two James Beard awards and two award-winning cookbooks. Carmellini joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to share his story. Source

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Jack White rescues Paramount Records archives

Jack White is best known for his days in the retro garage rock band, The White Stripes. For his latest project, White is reaching way back to the early 1900’s and acting as a musical historian with the release of “The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records,” which is up for a Grammy Award on Monday night. Anthony Mason reports. Source

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